Mark Thorsell

A group of conservative Montana legislators, including Missoula Rep. and House Majority Leader Brad Tschida, are taking aim at one of their own over support of the Montana Water Rights Protection Act.

University of Montana President Seth Bodnar said the school is working "closely" with the Missoula City-County Health Department to share information "regarding campus-specific cases."

The Poverello Center on Thursday said it had changed its hours of operation after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. Shelter director Amy Allison Thomson said the shelter had been preparing for such an occasion. 

The legendary Miss Montana airplane is once again taking to the skies. The historic World War II plane from Missoula -- which took part in the events surrounding the 75th anniversary of D-Day -- is headed to the Bahamas following the devastation of Hurricane Dorian.

Missoula city leaders and Montana Rail Link are celebrating the grand opening of a brand new park. MRL officials say the project provided a chance for them to engage with the community. The 4½-acre park located near the Southgate Mall has just about every activity possible including volleyball, basketball, tennis, a community garden, dog park and playground.

State wildlife officials report that three more deer in the Libby area could have chronic wasting disease. The latest news from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks comes after the first case west of the Continental Divide was reported within the Libby city limits earlier this year.

Missoula County Democrats nominated three people for county commissioner to fill Nicole Rowley's seat on the board. Rowley recently accepted a job with Gallatin County government in Bozeman. The Missoula County Democrats Central Committee nominated Stacie Anderson, Denver Henderson and Juanita Vero at a Tuesday night forum.

The Montana Highway Patrol trooper who shot multiple times last week in Evaro remains in extremely critical condition in a Salt Lake City hospital. Lindsey Palmer, the wife of Trooper Wade Palmer, released a statement Wednesday morning saying that her husband was shot three times in the head, face and neck, and “is stable but his condition is still considered extremely critical.”

The wife of the Montana Highway Patrol trooper who was shot in the head and critically wounded in a Friday shooting in Evaro is thanking the community for the outpouring of support. Lindsey Palmer, the wife of Trooper Wade Palmer, provided a statement for the patrol to share on Monday morning.

A moose and calf that decided to take a walk around downtown Missoula on Friday morning were moved out of the city by game wardens. The Missoula Police Department sent out an alert Friday morning that the animals were seen in the area of the 200 block of East Pine Street.